Obermarkt & Holy Trinity Church
Obermarkt
A long, narrow square on the west side of the old town, flanked by Baroque burghers' houses, Napoleon's balcony and the Franciscan Holy Trinity Church.
Obermarkt is the second-largest square in the old town. Its sides are mostly Baroque and Classicist townhouses, and the balcony of one of them is where Napoleon reviewed his troops in 1813. The Holy Trinity Church on the north side was originally the church of a Franciscan monastery. It contains the wooden sculpture 'Resting Christ' and a golden Madonna altar. Entry is free, though opening hours change with the seasons. At the western end of the square are the Reichenbach Tower and the Kaisertrutz, which can be visited together, and there is a concentration of restaurants and cafés nearby.
Opening hours
Square open all day; Trinity Church approx. 10:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Reichenbach Tower
- Senckenberg Museum of Natural History
- Görlitz Department Store
- Kaisertrutz
- Silesian Museum
- Untermarkt & Town Hall
- St. Nicholas Church & Cemetery
- Baroque House Neißstraße 30